Officers

Ryan James, the president of Alabama CSTA, currently teaches Computer Science at The Altamont School in Birmingham, AL.

Patrice Brown, vice-president of Alabama CSTA, is a Computer Science teacher at Deshler High School in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She just completed her 17th year of teaching and has found her passion in Computer Science. She is excited about the growth of CS in Alabama.

Steven McDaniel, the secretary of Alabama CSTA, currently teaches at JCIB in Birmingham, AL.

Dr. Jeff Gray

Dr. Jeff Gray, is the university sponsor and mentor for the Alabama chapter of CSTA.

Dr. Jeff Gray is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Alabama. He received his PhD from Vanderbilt University, and both a BS and MS from West Virginia University, all in computer science. His core research areas are in software engineering and computer science education. He currently serves as the co-chair of the Governor’s Computer Science Advisory Council. In 2008, he was named the Professor of the Year for Alabama by the Carnegie Foundation and became Alabama’s first Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery.

Jeff is a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER award. He counts his relationships with K-12 colleagues as the joy and highlight of his career. More details about Jeff’s work can be found at http://gray.cs.ua.edu